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- ChinaLin Securities Co., Ltd. ChinaLin Securities Co., Ltd. (002945.SZ) is a China-based comprehensive securities firm principally engaged in securities brokerage; wealth management; investment banking; asset management; alternative investments and private equity; margin financing and securities lending; stock pledged repurchase transactions; agreed repurchase securities trading; credit and consignment sales of financial products; stock options; investment consulting; equity and fixed income product investments; bond and bill investments; and capital and corporate management consulting services. The company operates primarily in China through over 160 branches nationwide, targeting retail and institutional clients in the capital markets sector, and serves as a subsidiary of Shenzhen Li Ye Group Co., Ltd. Founded in 1997 and headquartered at Block C, China Resources Land Building, No. 9668 Shennan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China, the firm listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in January 2019. In recent years, ChinaLin Securities has pursued an internet-oriented strategic transformation, including shutting down 11 branches in late 2023 to support online securities business development; appointing Zhao Weixing, formerly of Ant Group, Zhejiang MY Bank, Sichuan XW Bank, and Xiaomi Finance, as chief executive and chairman of the executive committee; issuing an open letter from Chairman Lin Li emphasizing technological and financial reforms; increasing investments in tech research, development, internet-based marketing, and fintech talent recruitment; and dismissing rumors of acquisitions targeting internet giants' securities businesses in December 2023. As of the first half of 2025, the company forecasted significant net profit growth and held its second temporary shareholders' meeting, alongside routine governance measures like updates to its raised funds and related-party transaction management policies.